Bedminster golf club tape casts doubt on Trump account of Iran document

Ex-president described materials as from defense department' despite recent assertions he was referring to news clippings

Donald Trump repeatedly talked about a document on Iran that he described as having come from the defense department" in an audio recording from July 2021 that cast doubt on his recent assertions that the material he was referring to were a stack of printed news clippings.

The actual audio of the recording, played publicly for the first time by CNN and obtained by the Guardian, reveals the full extent of Trump's discussion that was only partially included in the indictment and could make for a compelling presentation if deemed admissible at trial.